Skip to main content

What the United States Knew About Salvadoran Human Rights Abuses

Thomas Blanton, of the National Security Archive, a group that declassifies government documents, using the Freedom of Information Act. Recently, they accessed documents indicating that the Reagan administration was aware of human rights abuses in El Salvador in the 1980s. During that time, the administration was required to report to Congress about conditions in El Salvador, with the understanding that if the Salvadorian military did not improve it's human rights record, the U.S. would no longer send aid. Last week, the U.N.'s Commission on the Truth issued implicating the Salvadorian military in the murders of Archbishop Romero, four American churchworkers, and six Jesuit priests.

14:40

Other segments from the episode on March 24, 1993

Fresh Air with Terry Gross, March 24, 1993: Interview with John Darnton; Interview with Thomas Blanton; Review of Wynton Marsalis's album "Citi Movement."

Transcript

Transcript currently not available.

Transcripts are created on a rush deadline, and accuracy and availability may vary. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. Please be aware that the authoritative record of Fresh Air interviews and reviews are the audio recordings of each segment.

You May Also like

Did you know you can create a shareable playlist?

Advertisement

There are more than 22,000 Fresh Air segments.

Let us help you find exactly what you want to hear.
Just play me something
Your Queue

Would you like to make a playlist based on your queue?

Generate & Share View/Edit Your Queue